2019
Associations between community well-being and hospitalisation rates: results from a cross-sectional study within six US states
Roy B, Riley C, Herrin J, Spatz E, Hamar B, Kell KP, Rula EY, Krumholz H. Associations between community well-being and hospitalisation rates: results from a cross-sectional study within six US states. BMJ Open 2019, 9: e030017. PMID: 31780588, PMCID: PMC6886944, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospitalisation ratesZip codesPrimary care physician densityCross-sectional study SETTINGCancer-related admissionsRespiratory-related admissionsCross-sectional studyQuality of lifeRace/ethnicityCause hospitalisationSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeHighest quintileUnnecessary hospitalisationAdmission ratesSD increaseHospitalisationLife benefitsPhysician densityStudy settingMain independent variableBeing IndexHospital bedsAdmissionGallup-Sharecare Well
2002
Thrombolysis for Acute Stroke in Routine Clinical Practice
Bravata DM, Kim N, Concato J, Krumholz HM, Brass LM. Thrombolysis for Acute Stroke in Routine Clinical Practice. JAMA Internal Medicine 2002, 162: 1994-2001. PMID: 12230423, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.162.17.1994.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor protocol deviationsRoutine clinical practiceConnecticut cohortProtocol deviationsHospital mortalityAcute strokeThrombolytic therapyClinical practiceExtracranial hemorrhageCommunity-based patientsMinor protocol deviationsHigh rateIntravenous thrombolysisAdverse eventsRetrospective cohortHemorrhage ratePatient outcomesConnecticut hospitalsPatientsThrombolysisNeurological disordersCohortExperienced cliniciansStudy settingTherapy